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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Folic Acid Deficiency
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Deficiencia de Ácido Fólico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Deficiência de Ácido Fólico
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Synonyms English:
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Acid Deficiencies, Folic
Acid Deficiency, Folic
Deficiencies, Folic Acid
Deficiency, Folic Acid
Folic Acid Deficiencies
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Tree Number:
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C18.654.521.500.133.699.308
SP6.016.052.063.114.015
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Definition English:
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of FOLIC ACID in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and mushrooms but destroyed by long-term cooking. Alcohol interferes with its intermediate metabolism and absorption. Folic acid deficiency may develop in long-term anticonvulsant therapy or with use of oral contraceptives. This deficiency causes anemia, macrocytic anemia, and megaloblastic anemia. It is indistinguishable from vitamin B 12 deficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow findings, but the neurologic lesions seen in B 12 deficiency do not occur. (Merck Manual, 16th ed) |
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See Related English:
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Anemia, Sideroblastic
FIGLU Test
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History Note English:
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66(64)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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5631
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Unique Identifier:
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D005494
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Similar:
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DeCS
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